Seattle Public Library fully operational after ransomware attack in May

The attack disrupted access to staff and public computers, the online catalog and loaning system, e-books and e-audiobooks, in-building wi-fi, and its website.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Public Library system is fully operational after a ransomware attack in May sidelined many of their services.

“It’s kind of like having your world just there one day,” Elizabeth Balow said. “Gone the next. And the next thing know you’re feeling attacked. “When something like that gets attacked, it’s hard not to take it personally.”

Balow is one of the thousands of people that rely on the Seattle Public Library every day. For the past four months, its 27 library locations

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